Cool Spring Battlefield

Cool Spring Battlefield
Ferry House at Shenandoah River, April 2013
Location Jct of Shenandoah R. and VA 643, near Berryville, Virginia
Coordinates 39°8′1″N 77°51′59″W / 39.13361°N 77.86639°WCoordinates: 39°8′1″N 77°51′59″W / 39.13361°N 77.86639°W
Area 4,064 acres (1,645 ha)
Built 1864
Architectural style Greek Revival, Federal, Georgian
Governing body Mixed
NRHP Reference # 97000492[1]
VLR # 021-0976
Significant dates
Added to NRHP June 6, 1997
Designated VLR December 6, 1995[2]

Cool Spring Battlefield is a historic American Civil War battlefield and national historic district located near Berryville, Clarke County, Virginia. It encompasses 17 contributing buildings, 26 contributing sites, and 11 contributing structures. The district includes the terrain and hydrography over which the Battle of Cool Spring, July 16–20, 1864, was fought and which served to shape the tactical progress of the engagement in time and space. The district also includes the archaeological and architectural remnants of plantations, farmsteads, transportation, mining, and industrial centers that were a part of the economically prosperous community over which the conflict was fought. Located in the district is the separately listed Wickliffe Church.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Clarence R. Geier, Joseph Whitehorne, and Ann McCleary (August 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Cool Spring Battlefield". Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission. and Accompanying photo